First there was a tinfoil hat. Then there was a black helicopter. After that, there was a cravat.

The House conducted a merry and at times sloppy debate Wednesday night, sending bills banning United Nations' interference and foreign law to Gov. Jay Nixon.

It also sent a bill to Nixon nullifying federal gun laws. The Senate bill sponsor said it is perhaps the most "hard-core" Second Amendment legislation in the Unites States.

After a recess for dinner, the House gaveled back into session about 7:30 p.m.

It immediately took up Senate Bill 265. The bill prohibits the state from implementing recommendations set forth in Agenda 21, a United Nations document produced in 1992 to promote sustainable, environmentally friendly development.

In the United States, Agenda 21 is a nonbinding document with no force of law. Some conservatives are worried the policies advocated in the document will lead to the erosion of private property rights.

"They're doing it through consensus and through regulations. They're trying to do it, as I said, the back-door approach. Because they're offering us money, to different communities, to different projects," said Rep. Lyle Rowland, R-Cedarcreek, the bill handler.

As the debate was ongoing, Rep. Michael Frame, D-Eureka, was reprimanded by Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka, for wearing a tinfoil hat.

As the House voted, someone - it's unclear who - threw a small, black toy helicopter into the air.

The bill passed, 118-37, sending it to Nixon. The entire Springfield delegation voted for the bill, except Rep. Charlie Norr, a Democrat.

Soon after, Rep. Jacob Hummel, D-St. Louis and the Democratic minority leader, raised a point of order - a kind of parliamentary objection - to Rep. Chris Molendorp's attire.

Molendorp, a Republican from Belton, was wearing a cravat, a puffy necktie. Typically, men must wear a coat and tie on the floor.

Molendorp defended himself, saying he bought the cravat earlier in the day for $8.61 and that another member had helped him tie it. After Molendorp's comments and some laughter, Hummel withdrew the objection.

"In the spirit of bipartisanship, we'll consider the point of order withdrawn and (Molendorp), we'll let you continue to participate this evening," Jones said.

A few minutes later, debate momentarily stopped as several lawmakers wearing beige suits huddled in a corner of the chamber to have a group photo. Earlier in the day, members of the so-called "Seersucker Caucus" - senators who wear seersucker suits on Wednesdays - had their photo taken.

As the evening wore on, the tone gradually became more serious. The House passed Senate Bill 267 109-41, sending it to the governor. The bill makes rulings by courts or tribunals unenforceable if "based on a foreign law which is repugnant or inconsistent with Missouri and the United States constitutions," according to the bill's official summary.

Some members see the bill as an attempt to ban Sharia law, the moral code of Islam.

Later in the evening, the House took up House Bill 436, which nullifies federal gun laws and regulations. The bill had already passed the Senate.

"I bet those folks in Boston a few weeks ago wish they would have had guns all in their homes," Rep. Doug Funderburk, R-St. Peters, and the bill sponsor, said.

Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis, said Republicans were making light of gun violence.

"This is a serious problem around the country, and yet Missouri is a laughingstock because all we do is deal with bills that allow for availability of firearms," Newman said.

The House passed the bill 116-38, sending it to Nixon. But Democrats objected, saying voting machines in a row where Democrats sit were malfunctioning.

The House has not yet passed the state budget, which was finalized Tuesday by House and Senate negotiators. The General Assembly is constitutionally required to send the governor a budget by the end of business today.